Gretchen Soechting-McGuire

Certified Pilates Instructor, Physical Therapist Assistant

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Multidisciplinary professional with varied experience in the Arts (dance performance and administration), hospitality, and cross-curricular somatic forms. Detail-oriented self-starter with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, a proclivity for problem-solving, zeal for streamlining, and a unique collaborative approach and adaptability.

Experience

  • Certified Pilates Instructor at LightSpace Pilates & Wellness
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Artist and Collaborator at Synapse Arts
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2025 · 14 yrs 1 mo

    Collaborated with directors and performing artists in the conceptualization and realization of dance performances and multi-media- based concepts; served as an ambassador to foster community outreach and engagement in dance and dance-theatre

  • Physical Therapist Assistant at Athletico
    Jan 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Worked closely with physical therapists to provide care on a variety of conditions, including post-injury, post-operative, and sport- and performing arts- specific rehabilitation; developed and tailored exercise programs and progressions for implementation in and beyond patients’ duration of skilled therapy; delegated and supervised rehabilitation aides with patient care; maintained detailed, timely treatment documentation, including daily, progress, and discharge summaries, as well as physician and insurance verification submissions for plan of care

  • Rhabilitation Aide at Athletico
    Feb 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Assisted clinical staff in implementing treatment interventions and patient supervision; managed and maintained appointments and patient information; upheld clinic cleanliness and inventory; assisted with off-site outreach and partnership screening events

  • Certified Pilates Instructor at BodyMind Pilates
    Jul 2020 - Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Provided highly individualized client care utilizing Pilates-focused somatics in addition to applied neuroscience as taught and practiced through Z-Health Performance Systems